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伏せふせNounslying down · down!; lie down!
待ち伏せまちぶせCommon wordN1Nounsambush; lying in wait
腕立て伏せうでたてふせNounspush-up; press-up
俯せうつぶせN1Nounslying face down; prone · placing face down; turning upside down
ねじ伏せるねじふせるVerbstwist someone's arm and pin them down; wrestle to the floor by twisting · force to yield; make surrender; overpower in argument
うつ伏せるうつぶせるVerbslie face-down; lie on one's stomach
伏せ屋ふせやNounshumble cottage; hut
伏せ樋ふせどいNounscovered drain; culvert
伏せ石ふせいしNounslaying stones flat (in gardens) · method for assigning colors to players (Othello)
伏せ籠ふせごNounsclothes-drying frame; clothes-perfuming frame · coop; hen coop
伏せ糊ふせのりNounsresist paste; dye-resistant starch
伏せ縫いふせぬいNounshemming; blind stitch
斬り伏せるきりふせるVerbscut down; slay with a blade
叩き伏せるたたきふせるVerbsknock down; utterly defeat
待ち伏せるまちぶせるVerbsambush; lie in wait for
火伏せひふせNounsfire prevention (by divine power)
組み伏せるくみふせるVerbspin down; hold down; wrestle to the ground
蛇腹伏せじゃばらぶせNounspleated stitch
言い伏せるいいふせるVerbsargue down; talk down; out-argue
説き伏せるときふせるVerbspersuade; convince; talk down
野伏せりのぶせりNounsmountain-dwelling robber; brigand
面伏せおもてぶせNounshanging one's head in shame; being too embarrassed to show one's face